GE Portacolor II needs help

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by joe111671

The dilithium crystals are always the first thing I check. Haven't had a bad one yet! ;-) The tube is definitely strong, despite it having instant on. It's the first solid state set I've had that has it. I'd disable it if I planned on leaving it plugged in, but I have to say that it's really cool to have a set just pop on immediately. No other TV to this day can do that.

What am I missing here! What is a dilithium crystal?
I guess I'm still stuck in the past!